Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball

Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Southeastern Louisiana Lions
	2023–24 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team
University	Southeastern Louisiana University
Head coach	David Kiefer (5th season)
Conference	Southland
Location	Hammond, Louisiana
Arena	University Center ; (Capacity: 7,500)
Nickname	Lions
Colors	Green and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1973*
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1973*
NCAA tournament appearances
	1973, 2005; at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
	2005
Conference regular season champions
	TAAC/A-Sun: 1996 ; Southland: 2004, 2005, 2018

The Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference.

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The Lions have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2005	#15	First round	#2 Oklahoma State	L 50–63

The Lions have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2018	First round	Saint Mary's	L 45–89

The Lions have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2022	First round	South Alabama	L 68–70

The Lions have appeared in the NCAA tournament one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1973	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Chattanooga Tennessee State	W 67–64 L 54–62 ^OT

The Lions have appeared in the NAIA tournament three times. Their combined record is 2–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1950	First round	Puget Sound	L 68–70 ^OT
1951	First round	Central (MO)	L 66–68
1954	First round Second Round Quarterfinals	Georgetown (KY) Rio Grande Western Illinois	W 77–76 W 78–65 L 79–84 ^OT

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Venues	Cefalu Coliseum (1956-1982) University Center (1982–present)
Culture & lore	The Spirit of the Southland
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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Campus	Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts North Oak Park Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field Strawberry Stadium University Center
Athletics	Southeastern Louisiana Lions and Lady Lions Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Softball
Media	KSLU Louisiana Literature

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Teams	Houston Christian Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals Lamar Cardinals McNeese Cowboys New Orleans Privateers Nicholls Colonels Northwestern State Demons Southeastern Louisiana Lions Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders
Future teams	UTRGV Vaqueros (joining in 2024)
Championships & awards	Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24